{"product_id":"bob-fosse-steam-heat-2-rare-documentaries-gwen-verdon-gene-kelly","title":"BOB FOSSE: STEAM HEAT - 2 RARE DOCUMENTARIES - Gwen Verdon - Gene Kelly","description":"\u003cp\u003eBOB FOSSE ( 1927 - 1987) \u003cbr\u003e\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \u003cbr\u003e\nThis 116 minute DVD-R presents TWO excellent programs \u003cbr\u003e\nabout the life and career of the legendary actor, dancer \u003cbr\u003e\nchoreographer, director and winner of an Emmy, \u003cbr\u003e\nTony (2) and an Oscar awards. \u003cbr\u003e\n************************************************ \u003cbr\u003e\n1) Biography: 50 minute bio presented in 1999 \u003cbr\u003e\n2) ïSTEAM HEATÍ- the rare 60 minute ïDance In AmericaÍ special presentation from 1989 offers much information \u003cbr\u003e\nalong with many interviews and musical clips from \u003cbr\u003e\nthe many facets of his stellar, theatre, stage and film career. \u003cbr\u003e\nEXTRA BONUS : From the January 1984 ïRoyal \u003cbr\u003e\nVariety Command PerformanceÍ at LondonÍs West \u003cbr\u003e\nEnd Drury Lane Theatre, GENE KELLY introduces \u003cbr\u003e\nthe original Broadway Cast of ïDancinÍ who perform \u003cbr\u003e\na 5 minute intro. Dance being the musical theme of the \u003cbr\u003e\nevening, a 10 minute tribute to Broadway also includes \u003cbr\u003e\nïSteam HeatÍ with FosseÍs genial choreography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(Due to age and rarity of many segements that are part of the \u003cbr\u003e\nprograms the overall picture quality rates 8\/10. Sound is very good)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMORE ABOUT BOB FOSSE: \u003cbr\u003e\nAs a choreographer, Bob Fosse changed the course of Broadway musicalswith his distinctively slinky, sexy style of dancing. Then he developed into a multimediatriple threat: in 1973 he won an Academy Award for directing the movie Cabaret (which alsowon a best actress Oscar for Liza Minnelli), three Emmy awards for directing, producingand choreographing Minnelli's TV special Liza With a Z, and two Tony Awards fordirecting and choreographing the Broadway show Pippin. That feat is, so far, unmatched. \u003cbr\u003e\nFosse's other hit Broadway shows included Sweet Charity (1965), Chicago (1975 )and Dancin' (1978). Fosse was married three times, most famously to his dance partnerGwen Verdon, and was also famous for his extramarital womanizing and freewheeling lifestyle. He told his own story in the semi-autobiographical movie All That Jazz (1979). \u003cbr\u003e\nA 1998 revue, Fosse, collected his most famous dance works into one show.Fosse died of a heart attack in Washington D.C. during the run of a revival of his 1965 show Sweet Charity.. \u003cbr\u003e\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \u003cbr\u003e\nFYI : from Oct. 19, 2000. \u003cbr\u003e\nHOLLYWOOD - Gwen Verdon, a four-time Tony Award winner from Broadway's Golden Age, \u003cbr\u003e\nhas died at age 75 from natural causes at her daughter's Vermont home. The petite, redheaded performer \u003cbr\u003e\ncaptivated audiences in musicals such as \"Damn Yankees,\" \"Chicago\" and \"Sweet Charity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVerdon was married to director-choreographer Bob Fosse, whom she married in 1960, and \u003cbr\u003e\nthe couple worked together on \"Anna Christie\" and \"Redhead\" along with \"Chicago\" and \"Damn Yankees.\" \u003cbr\u003e\nHer last Broadway appearance was in \"Chicago\" in 1975 with Chita Rivera and Jerry Orbach. \u003cbr\u003e\nBroadway theaters dimmed their lights at 8 p.m. Wednesday in honor of the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FCSA","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":48934854557753,"sku":"rzu1789908184948","price":11.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/6614\/2521\/files\/bob-fosse-steam-heat---2-rare-documentaries---gwen-verdon---gene-kelly_1.png?v=1789908188","url":"https:\/\/mineralsunc.shop\/products\/bob-fosse-steam-heat-2-rare-documentaries-gwen-verdon-gene-kelly","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}